The question seems pejorative. We preppers know that our preps will not guarantee our survival. What if a meteor or nuke hits my neighborhood? The
entire concept is to simply buy time until more survivable conditions emerge --- if ever. All things being equal, preppers will outlive non-preppers
in a SHTF scenario. Eventually, we too will begin to perish. We know that. No amount of prepping can cover all possible eventualities. Similarly,
in a SHTF scenario, a non-prepper in one area may be in better shape than a prepper in another area. Just the uncertainties of SHTF.

This is what i have been thinking for a long time now... Why prepare just to buy time?

In the long run and depending on the SHTF circumstances i ask myself why should we bother to prepare?

I for one have certain simple and basic things prepared for such an event, but haven't gone the whole hog and filled my cellar with provisions that i
think will cover me for weeks, months or even years to come.

(Just aware and prepared in case of an event arising)... although one thing i know for certain is that i can have at least basic food and water
rations for myself and my family (4 of us) to cover for roughly a year (taking into consideration the area and environment where we live).

Nothing, absolutely nothing is left, your country or the world is in total disruption and anarchy and all resources necessary to survive have
disappeared, only you and your family with straggling survivors dotted here, there and everywhere…

Once all those provisions have been used up and the scenario continues to drag on for weeks, months, years…

What would you do to continue to survive?

Hopefully, your preps include renewable sources of water, food, and energy. If you can't devise plans for renewable sources of these, then once
supplies are gone, you're toast.

Prepping is a way of life for those that except it, if you look around you may find that you are a prepper and don't even know it, but.....The Shift I
don't think will happen, economic collapse is more real to me.

What would we do after a month, year, or more....with the stocks of supplies that we have it is more than enough to survie the first 6 months were
those in big cities will have to do without and they will eventualy fall into the catergory survial of the fittest.

After the intial "Survial of the fittest, I can grow my own food, Hunt ect since I live in a location were I can do that, there is plenty of wood and
everything else that citie dwellers rely on I can do without.

So the real question is "Are you ready to protect your family and provide for them in the middle of a crissis"?

Originally posted by 19KTankCommander
Prepping is a way of life for those that except it, if you look around you may find that you are a prepper and don't even know it, but.....The Shift I
don't think will happen, economic collapse is more real to me.

What would we do after a month, year, or more....with the stocks of supplies that we have it is more than enough to survie the first 6 months were
those in big cities will have to do without and they will eventualy fall into the catergory survial of the fittest.

After the intial "Survial of the fittest, I can grow my own food, Hunt ect since I live in a location were I can do that, there is plenty of wood and
everything else that citie dwellers rely on I can do without.

So the real question is "Are you ready to protect your family and provide for them in the middle of a crissis"?

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19KTankCommander because: (no reason given)

Hi Tank,

I, like you am roughly in the same circumstances geographicaly speaking, so i can also grow, hunt, gather and provide ourselves with ready available
wood fuel if needed. Plus basic having the chance of being ex military, my survival skills in the wild should also add to our possible survival for a
period of time depending on the SHTF scenario.

We are also situated in an area which is known for it's hudreds of Km of undergound tunnel network (ex stone mines)

So to answer your question, yes, i am ready to protect my family if need be.

We stock up on food for the short term. We stock up on seeds and keep livestock for the long term. If the ground is not arable and there is no
sustainable resource then I would choose to pass on rather than sink to cannibalism.

Originally posted by SPECULUM
Humans are a natural food resource that shouldn't be overlook as they are in abundance and easy to hunt kill and prepare....that's what I'd do

there are so many of the damn things you could open a barbeque and tradem for bullets

Horrible idea. Humans are the most disease ridden critters roaming around these parts. You go munching on the wrong one, you are going to wind up with
AIDS or syphilis. Maybe a genital wart or two on your face.

But the biggest concern is Kuru. It is a degenerative neurological disease which develops from eating human flesh. You would develop a shake or loss
of motor control. Your brain would begin to break down and you would have uncontrollable fits of laughter. Eventually, you would die.

What will we do once EVERYTHING magically disappears? We would die, is that what you wanted to hear?

You are incorrect not everyone would die. I live in one of the remotest communities in Europe. We could survive just fine here here if the supply boat
stopped coming in. Most importantly we have community something most preppers overlook. We have a constant food source from the sea and a good fuel
source of peat. It would not be easy but we would survive..

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